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Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross)»rank: 1701842by: James Patterson
: :A missing little girl named Maggie Rose. A family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. The thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher. A psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who calls himself the Son of Lindbergh. He is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him-even after he's been captured.Gary Soneji is a mild-mannered mathematics teacher at a Washington, D.C., private school for the children of the political and social elite. He's so popular that the kids all call him 'Mr. Chips.' And he's very, very smart. Growing up, he always knew he was smarter than the rest of them-he knew that the Great ... |
Maps of Narrative Practice (Norton Professional Books)»rank: 53316by: Michael White
: :The latest on narrative therapy, from one of the founders of the field.Narrative therapy is one of the most commonly practiced modes of therapy. In the first major book from this leader in the field, each chapter provides an overview of a main area of narrative therapy by explaining how it works and detailing the psychotherapeutic implications of these conversations. This is essential reading for anyone in psychotherapy. |
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Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends»rank: 45792by: Michael White, David Epston
: :Dulwich Centre, Adelaide, South Australia. Use of letter-writing in family therapy. |
Privileged Information»rank: 2397183by: Stephen White
: :Psychologist Alan Gregory has great style and enjoys a thriving Rocky Mountain practice until his life begins to unravel. It happens this way: One of his patients apparently commits suicide and the local paper accuses Gregory of an improper sexual relationship with his former client. Gregory no sooner tackles these charges than more of his patients die in ways that seem related. Gregory suspects the killer may be yet another of his patients. Working alone, he follows the tracks of a cunning and disturbed killer. 'I'd call Stephen White a dazzling new talent.' --Tony Hillerman |
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Harm's Way»rank: 3504344by: Stephen White
: :Alan Gregory, a psychiatrist, looks for answers in his friend's death. What will he find in his friend's hidden life? |
The Library Dragon»rank: 87707by: Carmen Agra Deedy
: :'Sunrise Elementary School had a big problem. Their new librarian, Miss Lotta Scales, was a real dragon.' Miss Lotta is so consumed with her responsibility to the books that she is determined not to let any children near them. 'She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no one removed any books from the shelves.... The very thought of sticky little fingers touching and clutching, pawing and clawing, smearing and tearing her precious books just made her hot under the collar.' Not even sweet Miss Lemon, the kindergarten teacher, could convince Miss Scales that 'the library belongs to the children.' Fortunately, Molly Brickmeyer wanders into the library and begins reading aloud ... |
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Medical Genetics»rank: 1061090by: Lynn B. Jorde, John C. Carey, Michael, J. Bamshad, Raymond L. White
: :This is one of the few medical genetics texts on a 2-year revision cycle. It provides up-to-date information that can be read, retained, and applied with ease! The 3rd Edition covers pharmacogenomics, the societal implications of technologies, the Human Genome Project, cloning, genetic enhancement, and embryonic stem cell research, new tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes, and more. Mini-summaries, study questions, suggested readings, and a detailed glossary facilitate review of the material. Clinical relevance is demonstrated in over 230 photographs, illustrations, and tables as well as boxes containing patient/family vignettes. Its coverage includes ethical, legal, and social issues and clinical commentary on important genetic diseases. A companion web site offers continuing updates and ... |
The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals, and the Chase»rank: 1442200from: Tantor Media
: :Nineteen original stories---including a new contribution by New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly---about riveting showdowns between cops and criminals. |
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Soul Catcher: A Novel (P.S.)»rank: 59989by: Michael C. White
: : Augustus Cain is a damaged man haunted by a terrible skill: the ability to track people who don't want to be found. Rosetta is a runaway slave who bears the scars, inside and out, of a life of servitude to a cruel and unforgiving master. Her flight is fueled by a passion and determination only a mother could feel, and she would rather die than let anyone drag her back to hell. In a dark, volatile time prior to the Civil War, fate has bound the hunted and hunter on a remarkable odyssey from Virginia to Boston and back again—an extraordinary test of character and will, mercy and compassion, that will ... |
Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer (Helix Books)»rank: 227557by: Michael White
: :Unknown to all but a few, Newton was a practicing alchemist who dabbled in the occult, a tortured, obsessive character who searched for an understanding of the universe by whatever means possible. Sympathetic yet balanced, Michael White's Isaac Newton offers a revelatory picture of a genius who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began. Review:Science writer Michael White's subtitle, The Last Sorcerer, echoes John Maynard Keynes's assertion in 1942 that Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was not the Olympian rationalist portrayed by his worshipful early biographers. Newton was a great scientist, the author acknowledges; he was also an 'obsessive, driven mystic,' deeply involved in the pseudoscience of alchemy, ... |